Accounting machine



Sept. 3, 1946. I

T. J. WATSON ACCOUNTING MACHINE Filed July 15, 1943 '7 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNE Y.

Sept- 1946. T. J. WATSON 2,407,196

ACCOUNTING MACHINE Filed July 15, 1945 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG.3.

Harms J WIT-5'0 ATT'ORNEY Filed July 15, 1943 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTORmom/9s J warm/y BY ATTORNEY Sept. 3,1946.

T. J. WATSON .ACCOUNTING MACHINE 7 SheetS -Sheet 4 Filed July 15, 1943INVENTO R filo/WAS J. 11/4750 ATTORNEY p T. J. WATSON ACCOUNTING MACHINE'7 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed July 15, 1943 IN VENTOR mamas J. M9760 FIG. 10.

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T. J. WATSON ACCOUNTING MACHINE 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed July 15,-1945INVENTOR THOMAS J W/YTSO/V ATTORNEY Sept. 3, 1946. J, WATSON ACCOUNTINGMACHINE Filed July 15, 1943 7 Sheets$heet 7 I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I l I alum/ I T RQ Q kwkkiow INVENTOR r/mMAs J WATSON BY MA ATTORNEYPatented Sept. 3, 1946 ACCOUNTING MACHINE Thomas J. Watson, New York, N.Y., assignor to International Business Machines Corporation, New York,N. Y., a corporation of New York Application July 15, 1943, Serial N0.494,819

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to accounting and statistical machines andmore particularly to machines for performing problems relating torestaurant accounting, such as involve food control and billing.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a record card uponwhich data in the form of a menu are preprinted, and upon which card thepatron may graphically record his selections in designated positions orareas adjoining the listed items of the menu. Such a card is providedwith printed headings and general item designations, and in spacesprovided therefor the menu for a particular day or period may bemimeographed or printed together with the individual prices inaccordance with prevailing custom. Such card, when so selectively markedby the patron, becomes a permanent original record from which the waitermay be guided in attending to the patron's desire, .and such card willsubsequently serve as a bill or check.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine in which therecord card as marked by the patron is inserted. Such machine containsmechanism which senses the marks, and in accordance with a preset priceschedule set up in the machine controls accumulating, punching, andprinting apparatus to automatically punch into the card the unit pricesof the items ordered, together with the total price thereof. This totalis also printed on the face of the card in a predetermined position. Themachine is further provided with a plurality of counters, one for eachmarking position of the card, and such counters are controlledconcurrently with the other mechanism to count the number of eachdifferent item ordered during the day or other period.

At the end of the day there accordingly will have been collected a groupof cards, one for each patron, prepared in the desirable form of a fileof perforated record cards which may thereafter be employed in sorting,printing, billing and other statistical machines, through the use ofwhich an analysis or inventory may be rapidly and automaticallyobtained.

Other objects of the invention will be pointed out in the followingdescription and claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which disclose, by way of example, the principle of the invention andthe best mode, which has been contemplated, of applying that principle.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view showing the general appearance of'the machine.

Fig. 2 is a facsimile of a record card with data thereon arranged torepresent a menu.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the machine taken generally along thelines designated 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar section of the machine taken along the lines 4--4 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view of the accumulating mechanism.

Fig. 6 is a detail View of one of the readout commutator devices, theview being taken along lines 66 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a plan section taken on lines l--l of Fig. 3, showing thearrangement of the mark sensing devices.

Fig. 8 is a plan section taken substantially along lines 8-8 of Fig. 3,showing the cross connections between the total punching and printingmechanism.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along lines 99 of Fig. 5, showing apart of the accumulator resetting device.

Fig. 10 is a chart showing the time of operation of various componentsof the mechanism.

Figs. 11a and 11b placed side by side with Fig. 11?) to the rightconstitute a wiring diagram of the electrical circuits of the machine.

The record card Referring to Fig. 2, the record card R is subdividedinto a plurality of areas 2 in which the items of the menu, such asfruit cup, scallops, roast lamb, etc., are printed together with theprice thereof. These areas are provided with suitable headings, such asappetizer, soup, etc., and across the top of the card is provided spacefor the accommodation of date, table, signature of the customer wherethe service is to be charged, etc. In each area 2 there is provided ablock 3 in which the customer is to draw a line with a pencil or otherelectrically conductive medium to represent his choice of items on themenu. At the right end of the card there is provided a field 4containing four vertical columns of socalled index point positionsdesignated 0 to 9, in which the machine will record a total byperforations in appropriate positions.

An area 5 is also provided in the upper right hand corner in which atotal is to be printed by the machine. A further column 6 is provided inwhich classification data, such as waiter number, may be preperforated.The length of the card is subdivided into eighty columns indicated bythe lines 1 across the bottom of the card, and in these columns themachine will perforate the individual prices of those items that havebeen ordered by marking.

The procedure is briefly as follows. The customer is presented with acard R upon which there appears only the printed data and theclassification hole in column 6. On this card he makes his selection bymarks, as shown in several of the spaces 3. From this marked card thewaiter serves the desired items, and at the termination of the servicethe marked card is placed in the machine which will punch thereinperforations representing the prices of the items ordered as, forexample, perforations representing 15 cents are made in the first twocolumns of the card, and perforations representing cents are made in thefifth and sixth columns. In field i, perforations representing the totalbill are made and the total is printed in area 5.

The machine Car feeding mechanism.-Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, therecord card R is inserted in the opening "IQ of the machine andthereupon driven by a pair of constantly rotating rollers H, whichrapidly advance it to the second pair of rollers 12 and against a stopor shutter '53, which latter locates the card in mark sensing positionwith the rollers ii and i2 slipping on the card after its movement isinterrupted by the shutter. While in this position, the card is sensedand thereafter shutter 73 is rocked out of the path of the card, so thatthe rollers ll, i2 resume feeding to ad- Vance the card to subsequentpairs of rollers 14, 75 which convey it against a second stop or shutter'56 which locates the card in punching and printing position.

After punching and printing have been effected, stop it is rocked out ofthe path of the card and rollers l5 advance it to further rollers 16,which convey the card through a chute 7"! into a tray '18 (see Fig. 1)from which it may be removed by the operator. Rollers ll, l2, 713, 'M,and 76 are interconnected by gears generally designated is in Fig. 4,one of which through an idler til is driven by a gear 8| free'on a shaft82. Ihis gear is in constant rotation being driven by any suitablemeans, such as an electric motor, so that as long as the motor is inoperation the feed rollers continue to operate.

Mark sensing mechanisna-With the card R in position against stop 13(Fig. 3) the marking areas 3 are positioned opposite sets of sensingpins designated 33a, $327, 830 (see Fig. 7) which are mounted in aninsulating block 8-3. On the opposite side of the card is located apressure plate 84 of resilient material which is mounted for horizontalreciprocation through rollers 85 carried by the plate and stationaryguide members 86. Rocking f the rod 87 will straighten toggle links 88and force the plate 84 toward the left as viewed in Fig. 3, to press therecord card and the marks thereon against the ends of pins $30., 83?),830. In the positions in which there is a mark, the mark will form anelectrical conneo tion across the three pins to establish electriccircuits, which will be explained in connection with the circuitdiagram.

Card lever contacts.Located in the path of the card (Fig. 3) is a cardlever 90 which is engaged by the card as it moves downwardly and isrocked about its pivot 8i to close a pair of contacts designated CL asshown in Fig. 3.

Operating clutch mechanism.At the front of the machine (Figs. 1 and 4),there is provided a button 92 which, when pressed, will slide a bar 93toward the right, and through slots 94 cooperating with fixed pins Q5this movement toward the right will be accompanied by downward movementfor a purpose presently to be explained. Resiliently pivoted on bar 93is a finger 96 which upon movement of the bar will rock a clutch lever97 pivoted at 93. The upper end of the lever normally engages a dog 99pivoted at to arm llll which is secured on the shaft 82. Integral withthe constantly turning gear BI is a clutch element 102 which isaccordingly in constant rotation. Upon rocking of lever 91, dog 99 isreleased for engagement with element I02, so that the arm It! and shaft82 are thereafter driven with the gear 8!. Also secured n shaft 82 areseveral cams for operating the Various mechanisms. Cam Hi3 cooperateswith a bell crank follower arm 194 pivoted at I65, and through pin andslot connection I06 rocks a lever 10'! on the end of shaft 87, therebymoving the pressure plate 84 of Fig. 3 toward the left.

Referring to Fig. 4, when button 82 is pressed, it will. release theclutch and, after doing so, latch 96 will snap beneath the lower end oflever 91, so that it may rock back into its initial position under theinfluence of its spring to reengage dog 99 and uncouple the parts afterthe cams have made a single revolution.

Shutter operating mechanism-Referring to Fig. 3, shaft 82 has securedthereon a pair of cams designated I93, I09 and which operate a pair oflike levers H0 located one behind the other in Fig. 3. The lever H0operated by cam it rocks rod Ill upon which shutter 16 is mounted torock the shutter out of the path of the card at the time determined bythe coniiguration of the cam. Arm H0 operated by cam M19 is loose on therod HI and has a link connection H2 with an arm H3 secured to a rod l24, upon which the upper shutter 73 is mounted, and the time ofoperation of this shutter will be in accordance with the configurationof cam Hi9. Reference may be had to Fig. 10 wherein the time ofoperation of the cams is indicated.

The punches.When the card is in position against the lower stop 18, itlies between a die H5 and a plurality of pimches H5 arranged in eightycolumns across the length of the card and ten row arranged vertically,the spacing being in accordance with the spacing of the hole positionson the record card. For each vertical column of punches I [6 there is avertical slidable bar ll'i provided with teeth H3 and a spring pressedinterposing plunger I It. Th manner in which this bar is reciprocated isas follows: In

Fig. 4 a cam Nil secured to shaft 82 rocks follower arm i2l on shaft I22which in Fig. 3 rocks a bail 23 clockwise and through springs I24 urgeslevers I25 (there being one lever for each card column) in the samedirection. The forked end of each lever I25 engages a pin [2% in barIll, so that the bar is elevated and the plunger H9 passes the ends ofpunches H5 in succession. The bar may be interrupted with the plungeropposite any of the punches and, when so interrupted, bail [23 willcontinue through its invariable excursion, with' spring I24 extending.The means for stopping the bar in any position comprises a stoppinglatch I21 which is normally latched in th position shown (Fig. 3) by thearmature its controlled by a magnet I29.

Upon energization of the magnet, the latch is released to engage aselected one of the stops i it. After the bar has been positioned, apunch frame I39 suitably mounted for horizontal recip- 'rocation bymeans of rollers I3I and guides I32 is moved toward the left to forceplunger II9 against the selected punch H6 and force the punch throughthe card into the die H5. The mechanism for reciprocating the frame I30comprises a cam I33 (Fig. 4) which rocks a follower arm I34 on shaftI35, which in turn through toggle links I36 effects the reciprocation ofthe frame. The punches are suitably notched as shown in Fig. 3 forcooperation with the usual stripper bars I31 which are tied together bya plate I36 which has pin and slot connection I39 with frame I30, sothat as the frame moves toward the left the stripper bars. I31 will befree for movement in the same direction and, when the frame returns, thebars I31 are drawn toward the right to retract the punches from thecard. When the punch bars are moved downwardly, a camming portion I39aat their upper ends will engage stop pawls I21 and effect relatchingthereof on armature I28.

Total indicating mechanism-Referring to Figs. 3 and 8, the four punchinterposer bars I I1 aligned with the four columns of the card R inwhich the total amount is punched are provided with teeth I40 which, asthese bars are positioned, rotate related gears I4I which through nestedsleeves I42 drive gears I43. These in turn through sets of idler gearsI44 and I45 drive gears I46, which through further nested sleeves I41drive gears I48 which mesh with teeth in vertically extending bars I49.These bars are provided with teeth at their upper ends (Fig. 3 and Fig.4) which mesh with gears I50 afllxed to indicating wheels I5I, which arevisible through an opening I52 in the casing of the machine (Fig. 1).Through the connections traced, positioning of any of these four barsII1 to represent a digit is accompanied by like positioning of therelated indicating wheel I5I to display the digit selected at theopening I52.

Total printing mechanism-Each bar I49 (Figs. 3 and 8) has a lateralextension I53 intermediate its ends. This extension is provided withteeth meshing with a gear I54 integral with a printing wheel I55, sothat the printing wheel will be rotated together with the indicating.wheel I5'I to present the appropriate type face to a horizontal printingline opposite a platen I56. This platen is carried by a bracket I51(Fig. 3) se'curedto the punch frame I30 so that, when the frame movestoward the left, the platen will press the card against the type wheelto effect an impression through a suitable inking ribbon indicated atI58.

Accumulating mechanism.The accumulating mechanism employed in thepresent machine is of the construction shown and described in detail inPatent 1,914,272 of R, J. McFall granted June '13, 1933. The same willbe but briefly described, and to facilitate reference to such patentlike parts willbe identified with the same reference characters asemployed in the patent.

' Referring to Fig. 5, the accumulator comprises a plurality of geartrains, one train for accumulating units digits, another train for thetens digits, etc. These gear trains are supported in a'plurality offixed parallel frame members I6, and the various units of the two trainsillustrated are designated A, B, C, D and A, B, C", and D respectively.Each of the units A or A, for example, comprises a large gear I1 Servingas a planetary gear carrier loosely mounted for rotation upon a fixedstub shaft I8 secured in frame I6. Secured to the 'inner end of shaft I8is a sun gear constituting one member of a differential mechanism.Secured to the face of gear I1 is a pair of bracket arms 2| whichsupport a shaft 22 on which are journaled planetary gears 23, :24meshing with sun gear 20 and also with a. gear 25 similar to gear 20,which gear 25 is fixed to the shaft 26 journaled in the next frame I6.The gear I1 of the next unit B or B is mounted for free rotation onshaft 26, while the sun gear 23 of such unit is rigidly secured to saidshaft. The same is true for the succeeding units C, C and D, nodifferential mechanism being employed at unit D. It will be seen thatthe gear 25 of the differential mechanism C is secured to a shaft 26Xwhich carries a transfer wheel 3-5 having on its periphery a cam flangefor the purpose of carrying over from one gear .trainto that of the nexthigher order. Whenever wheel 35 makes a complete revolution, cam 36'causes positive engagement of the clutch at a particular point in therotation of wheel 35 and a spring thereafter effects declutching. Withthe cam rotating at its slowest rate, the period of engagement would bedetermined by the cam 36. At higher rates, the clutch lever would notnecessarily follow the cam contour but would depend on the period of thespring to declutch it and, if desired, a. positive knockout for theclutch would be provided so that the clutch, whenever engaged, atwhatever speed would remain engaged for only one step of advance.

Extending through and journaled in the frame members I6 is a pair ofshafts 31 and 31' of which shaft 31' is driven by suitable gearconnection (not shown) from the shaft 82 of Fig. 4, so that this shaftrotates when shaft 82 is coupled for operation. Shafts 31 and 31' andsimilar shafts of higher denominational orders are interconnectedthrough suitable chain and sprocket connections 39, so thatcorresponding shafts in all orders will be rotated in unison. Mountedfreely on each of these shafts adjacent each of the differentialmechanisms of each train of gears is a sleeve 40 having formed integraltherewith two 5 similar spaced gears M and 42. Also carried by thesleeve 40 beyond the gear 42 is a clutch member 43. A similar andcooperating clutch member 44 is slidably mounted on the shaft, but issplined thereto by a key 45. This clutch member 44 has a peripheralgroove in which is fitted a yoke 45 carried by an arm 41, the lowerportion 43 of which is somewhat flexible and is secured to a fixedsupport carried by the frame 5I.

Adjacent the corresponding magnet such as 8 or 9 is an armature 49adapted to be attracted by such magnet, The arm structure 41, 48 andassociated parts are carried by a movable frame member comprisingparallel bars 50 and 5i united at intervals by cross bars 52. Supportedbetween the bars 50 and. 5I is a shaft 55 on. which is mounted a backgear 56 which is continuously meshing with gear 42. Thus, when one ofthe magnets 8 or 9 is energized, the clutch members 43, 44 are broughtinto engagement and the gears 4|, 42 and 56 rotate. The movable frame50, 5| is capable of being shifted laterally by means of a pair ofeccentrics 53, 53' carried by a shaft 54. By rotating these shafts 54,the movable frame may be shifted laterally from the position shown in Ato that illustrated at B. When in the first position, the large gear I1is in mesh with the back gear 56 and consequently will be driven in onedirection by the shaft 31 and, while in the second position, gear I1 isin mesh with the gear 4:, and hence will be driven in the oppositedirection.

Each of the arms 41 carries an extension 58 in the nature of a pawlwhich is adapted to engage and lock the associated gear 42. When thearmature 49 is attracted and the clutch members 43 and 4d engage, pawl58 is shifted to the left out of engagement with the gear 42, thuspermitting this gear and associated parts to turn freely. Movement ofpawl 53 toward the left will cause the pawl to engage and close a pairof contacts designated 51 for the purpose of maintaining the magnetenergized, as will be explained in connection with the circuit diagram.

For the purpose of the present invention, each of the right hand shafts26X, ZGY and similar shafts of higher orders. has secured thereto abrush I653 (see Fig. 6) which will take one of ten positions in,accordance with the digital value entered in itsrelated order, and willmake contact with segments WI on a fixed commutator in these tenpositions. Also secured to each shaft near its end is a disk I32 whichis in frictional contact with a disk I53 loosely mounted on the shaft.The several disks I63 are interconnected by belt and pulley drivegenerally designated I64, which are operated from a motor I55. Integralwith each disk I62 is a notched disk I65 (Fig. 9) in the plane of whichthere is a stop pawl I61 pivoted at Its. The several pawls I51 areinterconnected through a link I59 through spring, pin and slotconnection generally designated I10, and the lowermost pivot .168carries a spring pressed armature I1I of a magnet I12. This mechanism isutilized for restoring or zeroizing the several accumulator shafts, andduring the resetting operation magnet I12 is energized to rock the stopsI51 against their related disk I66. At the same time motor I65 isoperated to frictionally drive the several accumulator shafts in aforward direction. As each wheel arrives at its zero position, the notchis engaged by stop I61 and thereafter the frictional connection betweendisks I 52 and IE3 will slip.

Circuit diagram The complete operation of the apparatus will now beexplained in connection with the circuit diagram (Figs. 11a and 11b) topoint out the sequence in which the various mechanisms function inaccordance with the timing of their operations as represented in Fig.10.

In Fig. 11a are shown three pairs of manually settable dial switchesgenerally designated I13, comprising fixed contact segments I14 andpositionable contact pointers I15. The dial switches in the upperhorizontal row are provided with ten segments I14, while the unitsswitches are provided with only two, designated and 5, so that on anypair of switches in a vertical row two place amounts may be set withcent intervals; for example, the left hand pair of switches I13 is setto represent 25, the central pair is set to represent 40, and the righthand pair represents '75. For simplification of the diagram, only threepairs of switches are shown, but it is to be understood that there is apair provided for each marking area 3 of the card in Fig. 2, and eachpair will be adjusted to represent thereon the price or value of thecommodity printed in the related card field.

In Fig. 11a are shown two commutator devices designated Emitter A andEmitter B, and in Fig. 11b is shown another such device designatedEmitter C. Each of these devices comprises a I energization of magnetplurality of stationary contact segments I15 and a switch arm I11. Thearms I11 are secured to the main driving shaft 82 and rotate therewith,while the segments I16 of the emitters are so located in, the path ofthe arms I11 that contact is made at the times designated in the timingchart Fig. 10. Also mounted on shaft 82 are contact operating carnsforcontrolling contacts gen erally designated C in the circuit diagram, andthese contacts are closed at times indicated in Fig. 10.

The machine is also provided with unit counters designated I18 in Fig.11a which are magnetically operated to count one for each energiza tionof an associated magnet I19. The location of these counters in themachine is indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, where the location of the dialswitches I13 is also shown.

As previously explained, upon insertion of a record card in opening 19(Fig. 3), the constantly running feed rollers will advance it intosensing position. against the upper stop 13. The operator now pressesthe button. 92 which will release the one revolution clutch, so thatshaft 82 will make one complete revolution and then come to rest. Duringthis revolution, cam I93 first operates to move the pressure plate 84against the card and sensing pins, so that in positions where marksoccur the three related pins are electrically interconnected. When camcontacts CI (Fig. 11a) close, there will'be a circuit completed frompositive line I80, wire IBI, central contact pin 83b, the pencil mark,contact pin 83c, counter magnet I19, contacts CI and thence to ground.The I19 will advance its counter one unit. The movement of the card toits position will have engaged the card lever 99 to close card levercontacts CL, so that there is a circuit traceable from line I80,contacts CL and magnet I19 related to a total counter magnet I18, whichwill advance one unit and accordingly count the number of cards passingthrough the machine.

Upon the sensing of the mark there is a further circuit traceable fromline I89, wire I8I, central contact pin 8312, the pencil mark, the pin83a, wire I82. relay magnet RI to ground. Magnet RI will close itscontacts RIa and Rlb which accordingly will remain closed as long as thepencil mark continues to bridge the sensing pins. Similar circuits forcounting marks in other areas and energizing other related RI relays arecompleted at the same time. In the circuit diagram, for simplicity themagnets I19 and relays RI are shown as being directly energized throughthe pencil marks. In practice, suitable current amplifying devices. asis well known, would be interposed to amplify the current sufiicientlyto operate the magnets.

At the time indicated in Fig. 10, the brush I11 of emitter A willcontact its segments I16 in succession, and a group of wires designatedI83 (Fig. 11a) will be connected in succession to line I in the order 9,8, '7, etc. With the switch I15 set at its 2 segment I14, for example, acircuit will be traceable when brush I11 contacts its 2 segment H5 asfollows: from line I80, brush I11 of emitter A, the 2 segment I16, the 2wire I83, one of the wires I84, the 2 segment I14, contact arm I15, wireI85, contacts RIa, wire I86, normally closed contacts RZa, wire I81(Fig. 111)), adding clutch magnet 9 to ground. The accumulator shafts31, 31' are geared to the shaft 82, so that the accumulator shafts makeone revolution while thecommutator brush I11 of emitter A traverses 9.its segments I16, so that energization of magnet 9 at this time willcause entry of a 2 into the tens order of one of the accumulator units.

Just prior to this, when the brush I11 contacted the 5 segment I16, acircuit was completed from line I80, brush I11 of emitter A, the 5segment I16, the 5 wire I83, the 5 wire I84, to the 5 segment I14 at theunits order switch, thence through contact arm I15, wire I88, contactsRlb, wire I89, normally closed contacts R2b, wire I90 (Fig. 11b) andmagnet 8 to ground. Thus, the units order magnet 8 will be energized ata time appropriate for the entry of 5 in the related position. Themagnets a and a close their related contacts 51, so that a holdingcircuit therefor is provided which is traceable from line I80 (Fig.IIb), wire I9I, cam contacts C3 (see Fig. 10), contacts 51, magnets 8and 9 in parallel to ground. The contacts C3 are timed to open at aso-called zero time, at which time the adding wheels will have advancedthe required amount.

During this same period of time, sensing of other marks will haveenergized others of the adding magnets 8 and 9, so that the accumulatorwill concurrently receive a plurality of amounts and through thedifferential adding mechanism described will position the readoutbrushes I60 of Fig. 11b to represent the total of the entered amounts.As indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 11b, a second accumulator mechanismmay be provided if desired, wherein through parallel circuit connectionsa second set of magnets 8 and 9 may be energized. Such secondaccumulator would serve as a so-called grand total accumulator and willcontain a running total of all amounts entered, while the firstaccumulator will be reset after each card in the manner yet to beexplained.

While the selected amounts are being entered, the punch bars II1 aremoved downwardly under control of their cam I and then rise again.During the upward movement of the bars, emitters B and C traverse theirrespective sets of contacts I18 as shown in Fig. 10 and a pair ofcontacts C2 (Fig. 11a) are closed. Such closure will cause energizationof a relay magnet R2 to shift its related contacts R211 and R21) intotheir alternate positions. Accordingly, as the brush I11 of emitter Bnow traverses its segments I16, the wires I83 will receive impulsesthrough connecting wires I92, and circuits will now be completed fromline I80, brush I11 of emitter B, contact segments I16, wires I92, I83,I84, the segments I14, switch arms I15, contacts Rla, RIb, wires I86 andI89, the upper contacts RM and R21) and thence through wires I93, andselectively adjustable connections I94 to punch magnets I29 and thenceto ground. The brush of emitter B is synchronlzed with the movement ofthe punch bars, so that if, for example, a brush I15 is set on a 5segment, the magnet I29 will be energized at a time to intercept therelated bar I I! through its 5 tooth II8 (Fig. 3), to thus position theinterposer H9 in line with the 5 punch H6. In this manner the punch barsare concurrently positioned, a pair of each under control of one of themarks and in accordance with the setting of the related switch. At thesame time emitter C will complete circuits in Fig. 11b from line I80,brush I11 of emitter C, segments I16, wires I95, wires I98, segment I6I,brush I60, wires I91 (Fig. 110), to other punch magnets I29 and thenceto ground.

Through these circuit connections the punch bars associated with thetotal printing wheels are concurrently positioned with the punch barscontrolled by the marks, and as previously explained the total printingwheels and total indicating wheels will be concurrently adjusted. It isto be noted that printing wheels I55 and indicating wheels I5I areprovided only for the four columns of the total field of the card. Thisis seen from Fig. 8 where only the four end punch interposer bars II1are geared to gears Idl. After the bars have been positioned, thesensing frame 84 is retracted and the upper stop 13 is also retracted,so that the card now advances rapidly to position against stop 18 and,after its arrival there, cam I33 operates to effect punching andprinting in accordance with the setting of the bars and wheels.Thereafter, the lower stop 18 is retracted by its cam I09 and the cardis fed into the tray 18. While the card is advancing to punchingposition, cam contacts C5 (Fig. 1111) close to energize the magnet I12and shortly thereafter cam contacts C4 close to place the motor 585 inoperation. This operation is maintained for the interval indicated inFig. 10 during which the accumulator is reset as explained in themechanical description.

At the end of the cycle, the shaft 82 comes to rest and it will be notedthat in such rest position the punch bars remain in their set position,so that the last previous total continues to be displayed at the windowI52 and will remain so set until another cycle of operation of shaft 02is brought about.

While there have been shown and described and pointed out thefundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a singlemodification, it will be understood that various omissions andsubstitutions and changes in the form and details of the deviceillustrated and in its operation may be made by those skilled in the artwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. It is the intentiontherefore to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the followingclaims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a machine controlled by a record card having a plurality of markinareas thereon in each of which areas a mark may be made to represent acommodity, a plurality of settable switches for each marking area, theswitches for each area being settable to represent a selected value forthe related commodity, means for sensing the areas of the card, punchingmechanism, accumulating mechanism, operating means therefor, meansjointly controlled by said sensing means and said settable switches, forcontrolling the operating means of said accumulating mechanism to obtaintherein the total of the values represented by the switches whoserelated areas contain marks, further means jointly controlled by saidsensing means and said settable switches for controlling a portion ofsaid punch"- ing mechanism to individually record in the card the valuesrepresented by the switches whose related areas contain marks, and meanscon trolled by said accumulating mechanism concurrently with theoperation of said last named means, for controlling another portion ofsaid punching mechanism to record in the card the total of said vaiuestogether with the recording of the individual values.

2. In a machine controlled by a record card having a plurality ofmarking areas thereon in each of which areas a mark may be made torepresent a commodity, a plurality of settable switches for each markingarea, the switches for each area being settable to represent a selectedvalue for the related commodity, means for concurrently sensing theareas of the card, punching mechanism, accumulating mechanism, operatingmeans therefor, means jointly controlled by said sensing means and saidsettable switches, for controlling the operating means of saidaccumulating mechanism to obtain therein the total of the valuesrepresented by the switches whose related areas contain marks, saidcontrol being concurrent for all Values accumulated, further meansjointly controlled by said sensing means and said settable switches forcontrolling a portion of said punching mechanism to individually recordin the card the values represented by the switches whose related areascontain marks, and means controlled by said accumulating mechanismconcurrently with the operation of said last named means, forcontrolling another portion of said punching mechanism to record in thecard the total of said values together with the recording of theindividual values.

3. In a machine controlled by a record card having a plurality ofmarking areas thereon in each of which areas a mark may be made torepresent a commodity, a plurality of settable nism to individuallyrecord in the card the values represented by the switches whose relatedareas contain marks, printing mechanism, operating means thereforoperable concurrently with the punching mechanism, and means controlledby said accumulating mechanism concurrently with the operation of saidlast named means, for com trolling said printing mechanism to print onthe card, concurrently with the operation of said punching mechanism,the total of said values.

THOMAS J. WATSON.

